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Digital Illusions Utvecklar Världstitel Åt Microsoft Pressmeddelande 2002-03-18 Digital Illusions CE AB (publ.) Digital Illusions utvecklar världstitel åt Microsoft Det svenska spelutvecklingsföretaget Digital Illusions CE AB (DICE) arbetar för Microsofts räkning med utveckling av välkända bilspelet Midtown Madness 3, för spelkonsolen Xbox. Uppdraget, som är företagets hittills största, offentliggjordes ursprungligen under 2001 men då utan att titeln namngavs. Kort efter lanseringen av det lovordade spelet RalliSport Challenge för Xbox, tillkännages nu nästa projekt Digital Illusions arbetar med på uppdrag av Microsoft. Bilspelet Midtown Madness 3 bygger på det mycket välkända och bästsäljande konceptet med samma namn. - Midtown Madness 3 for the Xbox build upon the legacy of the Midtown Madness franchise by leveraging the powerful graphical and audio capabilities of the Xbox, säger Pete Parsons, director of marketing för Microsoft Game Studios. In developing Midtown Madness 3, Digital Illusions has allowed gamers to experience the rush and thrill of unrestrained racing through highly detailed and fully interactive urban environments. - Att utveckla Midtown Madness är ett prestigefyllt uppdrag för Digital Illusions. Microsoft visar stort förtroende genom att kontraktera oss för utvecklingen av världens kanske mest kända bilspel. Spelserien har sålt i miljonupplagor och vi förväntar oss att även denna del i serien kommer att vara lika framgångsrik. Genom våra strategiska samarbeten har Digital Illusions nu positionerat sig som en av de främsta spelutvecklarna i världen, säger Patrick Söderlund, Digital Illusions VD. Digital Illusions arbetar för närvarande med nio parallella utvecklingsprojekt, varav tre för Microsoft. För ytterligare information kontakta: Patrick Söderlund, vd Digital Illusions Telefon: 08- 545 18 481 E-post: [email protected] Om Xbox Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) är Microsofts nästa-generations TV-spelssystem som ger helt nya spelupplevelser. Med mer än tre gånger den grafiska kraften jämfört med andra spelkonsoler, låter Xbox spelkonstruktörer släppa lös sin fantasi för att producera spel som är utmanande, intensiva, överraskande och roliga. Om Microsoft Företaget grundades 1975 , Microsoft (Noterat på Nasdaq under “MSFT”) och är världsledande inom mjukvara, tjänster och Internetteknologier för hem- och affärsdatormarknaden. Företaget har ett stort utbud av produkter och tjänster för att berika människor genom bra mjukvara – när som helst, var som helst och på vilken plattform som helst. Microsoft och Xbox är registrerade varumärken eller varumärken tillhörande Microsoft Corp. i U.S.A. eller/och andra länder. Namn på företag och produkter som nämns ovan är varumärken tillhörande respektive rättighetsinnehavare. Om Digital Illusions Digital Illusions är ett spelutvecklingsbolag som utvecklar interaktiv underhållning för de marknadsledande spelplattformarna. Bolaget arbetar på den globala spelmarknaden där huvudmarknaderna utgörs av USA och Europa men även Japan. Bolaget grundades 1992 och har mer än 140 anställda med kontor i Göteborg, Stockholm och utanför Toronto, Kanada. Bland utvecklade titlar kan nämnas Shrek för Microsoft Xbox, Motorhead™ för PC och PlayStation®, Rally Masters™ för PC och Playstation® och NASCAR® Heat™ för PlayStation. Företaget arbetar för närvarande bland annat med utveckling av actionspelet Battlefield 1942. Digital Illusions är noterad på Nya Marknaden, Stockholms Fondbörs. Ytterligare information om företaget finns tillgänglig på www.dice.se.
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